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WINNER for Best Documentary at the 2021 Harlem International Film Festival.
WINNER for Best Documentary at the 2021 National Black Film Festival.
WINNER for Best Documentary Narrative at the 2021 Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival.
Film reveals grace and joy of Mamie Kirkland, who saw the worst of bigotry before moving to Buffalo – Lou Michel, The Buffalo News
Heartland Film Festival Returns for 30th Year – Breanna Cooper, Indianapolis Recorder
The Incredible Resilience of Mamie Kirkland and the Story She Rarely Told Buffalo – Erik Brady, The Buffalo News
Interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the BronzeLens Film Festival.
Barry Shabaka Henley on THE REAL discusses his relationship with Mamie Kirkland and the making of “100 Years From Mississippi.”
The New York Times article.
Listen and watch Mamie’s powerful story narrated by her son, Tarabu Betserai Kirkland.
Mamie Kirkland’s Speech at the Equal Justice Initiative Fundraiser, New York City, April 2016.
News Articles on Mamie’s Passing:
NYT Obituary: Mamie Kirkland, Witness to an Era of Racial Terror, Dies at 111
WKBW Buffalo: Oldest Buffalo Resident Dies at Age 111
NBC 2 WGRZ: Oldest WNY Woman Dies at Age 111 (video)
NBC 2 WGRZ: Buffalo’s Oldest Resident, Mamie Kirkland, dies at 111
The Buffalo News: Mamie Lang Kirkland, Buffalo’s Oldest Citizen, Dies at 111
